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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2012

IBM to help with Ottawa light rail project

The City of Ottawa was awarded the assistance of seven consultants whose work would have cost about $400,000 as part of winning IBM’s 2012 Smarter Cities Challenge.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2012

Calif. high-speed rail group hires new CEO

Jeff Morales, who served as an executive with the $69 billion mega project's lead consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff, was in charge of developing cost estimates, funding sources and rider projections.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2012

DesignLine names new interim CEO

Joseph J. Smith currently serves as a consultant to Cyan Partners LP, the sole arranger of DesignLine's November 2011 debt and equity capital raises.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2012

Denton County files alt vehicle tech waiver

The submission completes months of study and analysis, in cooperation with the FRA, DCTA's Swiss vehicle supplier Stadler and systems consultant LTK Engineering Services, to establish the equivalency of the Stadler vehicle design with traditional United States compliance standards.

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Newsby StaffAugust 4, 2011

BART eyes Seattle transportation vet for top post

Grace Crunican, a transportation consultant since January 2010, was the chief of the Seattle Department of Transportation from 2002 to 2009.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2011

AECOM program supports LAX terminal planning, logistics

Technologies and systems were selected after receiving feedback from LAWA's various geospatial data stakeholders. The CALM program is made up of LAWA and AECOM staff, as well as several sub-consultants with various expertise.

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ArticlesJune 16, 2011

Consultant Achievements: DART Green Line extension

STV has worked with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) since the mid-1990s to bring a light rail network to the Dallas area.

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ArticlesJune 16, 2011

Consultant Achievements: Valley Metro Rail's Phoenix West project

InfraConsult staff members have been involved with the development of the METRO system since the early planning days and are currently providing public involvement and communication strategies services for an 11-mile planned extension of the system, the Phoenix West project.

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ArticlesJune 16, 2011

Consultant Achievements: NYC No. 7 Line Subway

The extension of the No. 7 line will provide a connection to an expanded Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and the Hudson Yards area.

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ArticlesJune 16, 2011

Transit Funding, Elections Loom Large Over the Industry

With the lack of funding already beginning to take its toll, consultants believe the 2012 elections and pending reauthorization will play a huge role in how public transportation agencies are viewed down the road. Despite the outcome, many believe a new approach is needed for completing capital projects.

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